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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
US Fed monetary policy decision No one expected the Fed to alter monetary settings this month - and they didn't - primarily due to the disappointing May employment report released in early June - and it was, "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Australia GDP Australia's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of 2016. Real GDP expanded by 1.1% in the March quarter - up from the 0.7% increase recorded in the fourth quarter 2015 and significantly higher than market expectations for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.5% in the month of April following a 0.4% pick up in the previous month and higher than market expectations for a 0.4% gain. This takes the year-on-year growth rate in total ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Australia company profits The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Business Indicators, Australia" report shows that gross operating profits dropped by 4.7% in the March quarter following a 2.8% drop in the fourth quarter of last year and disappointing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
US Richmond Fed manufacturing index The Richmond Fed manufacturing survey, like the Empire State and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys released before it, is considered second-tier and like them, the latest update indicated slowing manufacturing activity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Australia new motor vehicle sales Sales of new motor vehicles dropped by 2.5% in the month of April, more than offsetting the previous month's 2.2% increase and lower than market expectations for a 0.5% fall. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
US Empire State manufacturing survey The latest update on the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had been a very busy -- or should I say noisy? -- dude all throughout last week as he tries to verbally abuse the yen to its knees. The yen has steadily risen against the greenback since 28 April when the ...